عون

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

The root عون (ʿ-w-n) primarily relates to assistance, support, and help. It extends to concepts of maturity, seasoned experience, and even specific geographical locations and natural phenomena associated with these ideas.

Derived headwords

العوانnoun

1.
the middle-aged of everythingboth
the middle-aged of everything
2.
of war, that which has been fought repeatedly, as if they made the first one a virginboth
of war, that which has been fought repeatedly, as if they made the first one a virgin

عونتverb

1.
to reach mid-ageclassical
The feminine form of the verb indicating a woman reaching maturity or a state of being 'العوان'.

عانتverb

1.
to reach mid-ageclassical
An alternative form of the verb indicating reaching maturity or a state of being 'العوان'.

تعونverb

1.
to reach mid-ageclassical
The present tense form of the verb indicating reaching maturity or a state of being 'العوان'.

عوناnoun

1.
mid-ageclassical
The masdar (verbal noun) for reaching mid-age or maturity.

العونnoun

1.
the helper in a matterboth
the helper in a matter

الأعوانnoun

1.
plural of al-ʿawnboth
plural of al-ʿawn

المعونةnoun

1.
help, assistanceboth
help, assistance

المعانةnoun

1.
aidclassical
An alternative form for 'المعونة', meaning assistance or help.

المعونnoun

1.
help, assistanceboth
help, assistance
2.
plural of maʿūnahboth
plural of maʿūnah

معاونهnoun

1.
assistanceclassical
A plural form referring to acts of assistance or help.

معوانadjective

1.
very helpful to peopleboth
very helpful to people

استعنتverb

1.
to seek helpboth
The past tense, first-person singular of the verb meaning to seek assistance from someone.

أعاننيverb

1.
he helped meboth
The past tense, third-person masculine singular, indicating that someone provided help to the speaker.

عاوننيverb

1.
he assisted meboth
The past tense, third-person masculine singular, indicating that someone cooperated or assisted the speaker.

أعنverb

1.
help (imperative)both
The imperative form of the verb, used to command someone to provide help.

تعنverb

1.
help (imperative)both
The imperative form of the verb, used to command someone to provide help.

تعاونverb

1.
they helped each otherboth
they helped each other

اعت Theirverb

1.
to cooperateclassical
A verb form similar in meaning to 'تعاون', indicating mutual help, with the 'و' retained due to the shared meaning.

المتعاونةadjective

1.
mature (woman)classical
Describing a woman who is advanced in age and has gained weight, implying a certain stage of life.

العانةnoun

1.
a herd of wild assesboth
a herd of wild asses
2.
pubic hairboth
pubic hair

عونnoun

1.
plural of al-ʿawānboth
plural of al-ʿawān
2.
plural of al-ʿānahboth
plural of al-ʿānah

استعانverb

1.
he shaved his pubic hairboth
he shaved his pubic hair

عَانَةname

1.
village on the Euphratesclassical
A village located on the Euphrates River, from which wine is attributed.

عَانِيَةname

1.
wine from 'Aanahclassical
Wine that is attributed to the village of 'Aanah.

عَانَاتname

1.
village on the Euphrates (plural)classical
A plural form referring to the village of 'Aanah, similar to how 'Arafat can be pluralized.

Parallel reading

العوان: النصف في سنها من كل شئ

Al-'awān: The middle stage in age of anything.

وفي المثل: " لا تعلم العوان الخمرة ".

And in the proverb: 'The mature one does not learn the art of winemaking.'

عونت المرأة تعوينا، وعانت تعون عونا.

The woman reached maturity, and she reached maturity, reaching maturity.

والعوان من الحروب: التي قوتل فيها مرة بعد مرة، كأنهم جعلوا الأولى بكرا.

And the seasoned war: one in which fighting occurred repeatedly, as if they considered the first one a virgin.

وبقرة عوان: لا فارض مسنة ولا بكر صغيرة، بين ذلك.

And a middle-aged cow: neither an old, barren one nor a young virgin, but in between.

والعون: الظهيرة على الأمر، والجمع الأعوان.

And al-'awn: midday heat or support in a matter, and the plural is al-a'wān.

والمعونة: الإعانة.

And al-ma'ūnah: assistance.

يقال: ما عندك معونة، ولا معانة، ولا عون.

It is said: You have no assistance, nor aid, nor help.

قال جميل: بثين الزمى لا إن لا إن لزمته * على كثرة الواشين أي معون

Jamil said: Bathaynah, be steadfast; if I cling to you, despite the abundance of slanderers, what assistance [can I offer]?

يقول: نعم العون قولك (لا) في رد الوشاة وإن كثروا.

He means: Your saying 'no' in repelling slanderers, even if they are many, is indeed good assistance.

وتقول: ما أخلانى فلان من معاونه، وهو جمع معونة.

And you say: So-and-so has spared me from his assistance, and it is a plural of ma'ūnah.

ورجل معوان: كثير المعونة للناس.

And a man is ma'wān: very helpful to people.

واستعنت بفلان فأعانني وعاونني.

And I sought help from so-and-so, and he helped me and assisted me.

وفي الدعاء: " رب أعني ولا تعن علي ".

And in the supplication: 'My Lord, help me and do not help against me.'

وتعاون القوم، إذا أعان بعضهم بعضا.

And the people cooperated, when some of them helped each other.

واعتونوا مثله، وإنما صحت الواو لصحتها في تعاونوا ; لان معناهما واحد فبن عليه، ولولا ذلك لاعتلت.

And they cooperated similarly, and the 'waw' is sound because it is sound in 'ta'āwanū' because their meaning is one, so it was built upon it; otherwise, it would have been defective.

والمتعاونة من النساء: التى طعنت في السن ولا تكون إلا مع كثرة اللحم.

And al-muta'āwinah among women: she who has advanced in age and is only so with much flesh.

والعانة: القطيع من حمر الوحش، والجمع عون.

And al-'ānah: the herd of wild asses, and the plural is 'awn.

والعانة: شعر الركب.

And al-'ānah: the hair of the knee (pubic hair).

واستعان فلان: حلق عانته.

And so-and-so 'istā'āna: he shaved his pubic hair.

وعانة: قرية على الفرات تنسب إليها الخمر، فيقال عانية.

And 'Ānah: a village on the Euphrates to which wine is attributed, so it is called 'Āniyah.

من خمر عانة لما يعد أن عتقا

From the wines of 'Ānah, when they are counted as aged.

وربما قالوا عانات، كما قالوا عرفة وعرفات.

And sometimes they say 'Ānāt, as they say 'Arafah and 'Arafāt.